Hi all,
I'm facing a little problem after having rooted my Galaxy W (I8150) stock ROM; I longer seem to be able to use the built in wifi tethering.
Whilst turning on wifi tether, I look for the hotspot on the PC's wireless connection window (next to the clock in the taskbar). Sometimes the Access Point (which I've left named AndroidAP) shows up, sometimes it doesn't. When it does, I try to connect, but only to have the connection later dropped without being established in the first place.
I noticed this within a few days, after rooting, when I tried to use the wifi tethering function. The problem persists after unrooting too. Currently, to use wifi tethering, I've got to use a tethering app from Market and the app demands root privileges to work. Which is fine, but I don't intend to keep my phone rooted.
Whilst rooted, it has happened in the past, by what I can only describe as mere fluke incidents, where it establishes a connection, and later dropped it. But more optimistically, one very few occasions, it had connected and remained connected for the duration of its use. However, now it no longer even establishes the connections, so now I'm left with nothing but yet another app to clog up my phone as a workaround.
My rooting and unrooting methods are found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
under Rooting via Recovery mode(SD card) and Unrooting via Recovery mode(SD card).
I'm really not sure how I to fix this, I've even tried a hard reset. Though I've found that a hard reset does not in fact return the phone fully to original state(?); whilst still rooted, I tried to hard reset the phone. Afterwards, I found root privileges remained.
some additional information, few of which I actually know what it means myself:
I'm on T-mobile (UK)
Android version 2.3.6
Kernel version: [email protected] #3
PDA: I8150XXLA2
PHONE: I8150XXKL3
CSC: I8150OXXKL4
Does anyone know what needs to be done?
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No one? :|
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Ever since I rooted with the recent 2.2 Unrevoked method I have had some very strange behavior ever since, despite returning to stock via flashing the stock RUU.
All lag and force closing aside, I've done the following:
1. Leaked .6 update.
2. Recent 2.2 root via Unrevoked method
3. Reverted to stock ROM
4. Reverted to 2.2 root
5. Cleared all caches and factory defaulted via clockworkmod
6. Reverted to stock ROM
7. Updated PRL
8. Updated Profile
No matter what, if I setup Sprint's hotspot (I pay the $30/month), I can connect from my laptop the first time. Then if I power down the laptop, then power off the phone, power on the phone, then power on the laptop (this is my every day routine in that I leave my laptop at work) I have to rebuild the Hotspot every time or my laptop will connect with no internet access. Basically I have to go in and change the SSID and re-do the password then turn the Hotspot on again before the laptop will reconnect. Merely turning the Hotspot off and then back on does not resolve the issue. I have to change and save a setting. Some times it takes me an hour to get everything connected again.
I ran with the pre-leased Froyo update for some time (2-3 weeks) and things were working flawlessly. I *think* I even RUU'd to stock after that before root came out and still no issues. Things were pretty snappy until I rooted 2.2 for the first time.
I don't know that root has anything to do with it. Perhaps it's merely a coincidence.
Any ideas? Should I consider returning my EVO and if I do should I expect a refurb as a replacement?
Why not cancel the $30.00/month fee from Sprint and download the wireless tether app from Google and do the same thing for free? The app works great.
If you want a USB wired solution, try EasyTether from the Market.
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Since upgrading to BMB4 I am having an issue at work where my phone will not switch between access points properly. It appears to be a problem with the phone *disconnecting* from the access point when I no longer have a strong enough signal. If I walk from my desk to another part of the building, it still says I am connected with a strong signal, even though I am not connected at all.
In fact, several times when driving home I have looked down after realizing I haven't received any e-mails in a while to see that my phone still thinks I should be connected to the wifi at my desk.
The only workaround I have found so far is, if I go from my desk to another part of the building, turn wifi off and back on, then do it again when I return to my desk, or anytime I notice that my phone thinks I have a strong wireless signal but I don't.
I tried a full factory reset, but no dice. Had absolutely no problem prior to BMB4.
Anyone else seen anything similar? Any ideas? Anything buried in the service menus that could be wrong? If not, would rooting and reflashing the radio be likely to help (can you give me a link to the right one to try if so)?
Thanks!
The radio wouldn't have anything to do with it. You are probably a victim of just some simple file corruption. It happens, I see this more with OTAs than anything. That "transitioning" from one OS to another while attempting to preserve precious data.
I would recommend you root it, install "TWRP" 2.5.0.0 for your device (which is basically a recovery or "bios" for the device - or basically a kernel), and then install a ROM that has been updated to BMB4... off the top of my head, i would say you should give tweaked 2.0 a try. It's solid (others are as well, but i know for certain that one will give you zero issues similar to the one you are reporting.)
The links for twrp, with instruction on how to install can be found in the "orginal development section" and the tweaked ROM can be found in the plain "development section" of the forum here.
As I said, very likely that your issue can be resolved by starting 100% fresh. New system install (which is not formatted when you wipe data obviously)
So again, root, install twrp recovery, install tweaked 2.0. Follow directions to the T.
Good luck
I was reading and wondering if I actually wrote that question. That is EXACTLY what is happening to me since the update. I never have an issue at home, it is just moving from AP to AP at work and also being 'connected' when I am miles away from the AP. I don't really want to factory reset, so I tried turning off wifi power saving using "*#0011#" and that seems to be working...
I have a Singapore release of the One M8 and last night I ran the lollipop OTA. The install went fine with no problems but for some reason today tethering is no longer working. I've tried both wifi and usb tether on multiple computers with the same problem, that is it connects fine but there is no internet access. I've done a factory reset as well to no avail. I've also tried different APNs but didn't make any difference.
Anyone have any ideas?
rahadza said:
I have a Singapore release of the One M8 and last night I ran the lollipop OTA. The install went fine with no problems but for some reason today tethering is no longer working. I've tried both wifi and usb tether on multiple computers with the same problem, that is it connects fine but there is no internet access. I've done a factory reset as well to no avail. I've also tried different APNs but didn't make any difference.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Are you running any kind of firewall setup? I had an issue with tethering and UDP on lollipop. The solution was to switch to a blacklist.
I currently have the firewall turned off in Windows 8.
rahadza said:
I currently have the firewall turned off in Windows 8.
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I actually meant on the phone. Android has iptables built in. However, I am guessing that is not your problem.
At this point, I have no idea, though.
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I actually meant on the phone. Android has iptables built in. However, I am guessing that is not your problem.
At this point, I have no idea, though.
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I'm truly sorry to give you a bad news, but Lollipop by default disables tethering for networks that prohibit that (and believe me, more prohibit it than allow it - sometimes this info is very well hidden in contract).
I spent a long time trying to fix it, but with no luck.
Tethering works though with networks that allow it.
I fought with that after receiving Lollipop update to my NVIDIA SHIELD tablet - a total failure. Some folks reported that after rooting it helps one, simple modification of one config file. Let me know if you decide to root your phone, so I can give you some links. Google did block tethering on purpose - the have to play nicely with network operators, right? The trick is with packet's TTL - all you get on your connected device is timeout errors.
I won't tell you more details on that because I gave up - I didn't want to root my tablet.
But don't seek errors in your PC/whatever you want to connect to your Lollipop-based access point - it ain't gonna work.
P.S. Play Store apps that don't require root and are marketed as problem solvers don't work as well. The only way is root...
My carrier doesn't block tethering. It worked fine before the update and I also checked with my carrier and tethering is permitted.
I don't mind rooting so please post the links you are referring to.
HTC One M8 tethering
rahadza said:
I have a Singapore release of the One M8 and last night I ran the lollipop OTA. The install went fine with no problems but for some reason today tethering is no longer working. I've tried both wifi and usb tether on multiple computers with the same problem, that is it connects fine but there is no internet access. I've done a factory reset as well to no avail. I've also tried different APNs but didn't make any difference.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Same problem to me. After installing Lollipop on my HTC One M8, no tethering anymore. Also, for some reasons, I cannor root my phone.
Someone have the procedure to root it with Lollipop again?
I have never had an issue with any android phone connecting to Wifi, but since I just rooted my phone and installed Pure Nexus, I have not been able to connect to the WiFi at work with a DHCP connection. All other WiFi still works.
It seems this has been a long standing android bug, and there are some fixes out there which didn't work. I tried to delete the files in the data/misc/dhcp folder, but there wasn't anything in there. I also switched everything in the dchpcd folder to allow the owner, guests, and others to "execute. Didn't help.
I tried installing a new ROM (Chroma) and I'm still having the same issue. I tried installing a new kernel (Elemental) and I'm still having the same issue.
I installed CatLog, and with no background in programming it's a bit hard to tell what I'm looking at, but it seems like everything works until it gets to a "DCHP Broadcasting" or search or something, and then it just times out and recycles.
Does anyone know what to do?
Hello, I once had a problem with the wifi hotspot operation on a Lenovo K3 Note - while the data connection worked fine and the hotspot set-up appeared to work, the connected device did not have internet access. This was solved when I flashed a new ROM.
Now I have an identical problem on an elderly phone (Ice-phone mini) running Android 4.3 that I want to use as a wifi hotspot. The symptoms are exactly the same as I had with the first phone. This phone is rooted, but I have not found any other ROMs to try, it is running the original rom.
I wonder whether this wifi hotspot problem is somehow generic, as I have come across it on more than one occasion. Is there any generic, or other solution?
I've tried Wifi Tether, but for some reason it fails. The log shows wifi interface configured but all the other operations fail.
Thanks.